Voice of Aiyl mobile free and open source application developed by UNESCO Almaty Office within the joint EU-UN “Operationalizing Good Governance for Social Justice” Project.

Digital photos, audio and video data coming from project network of Community Multimedia Centres maintained by Kloop Media Public Fund. The mobile application is configured to the needs of specific rural communities living in the mountain valleys of Kyrgyzstan. The project covers seven areas and enables community multimedia centers and individual villagers have Android based mobile phones, get the latest news of specific village, participate in discussions and to improve access to information.The free and open source based application promoted by UNESCO Almaty able to work with offline data, allowing to read content on demand. Its saving users traffic and allocate the individual level of information services, including feedback to real services provided by the local municipalities.

UNESCO Almaty trainer introduced to participants the principles of the mobile application, its functions, menus, methods of queries and news sharing, as well as offline data storage. Participants discussed the practical aspects of the operation and maintenance, including the possibility of further development of the application for villagers.